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| Devotional Approaches to the Bible |
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| Many people read the Bible for answers to life's important ethical and religious questions. It sets the only acceptable standards of personal belief and behavior. Look for answers to the questions science cannot answer: the nature of God, the fate of the soul after death, or the destiny of humankind. |
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| Beliefs about the supernaturally directed destiny of humanity and the universe; associated with an apocalyptic worldview |
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| Early Christian movement; followers believed that salvation was gained through a special knowledge revealed through a spiritual savior; and is the property of an elite few who have been initiated into it's mysteries. |
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| Herod Agrippa I and the early church |
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| Last of the Herodian line to hold a kingdom, he ruled parts of Galilee and Perea. He interrogated Paul, and was almost convinced to convert to Christianity. |
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| the pact between Yahweh and Israel mediated by Moses. Yahweh's support of Israel was dependent on the people's obedience to his will, expressed in the laws of the Torah. |
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| Jesus' suffering and death |
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| New Testament Attitudes towards Rome |
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| Jesus criticized Roman power, Paul accommodated the Romans, and the Book of Revelation calls Rome an "evil harlot" |
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| The Torah, the first five books of the Bible |
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| the study and interpretation of concepts about God |
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| Analytical Approaches to the Bible |
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| Is studied in the same manner as any other literary document from the ancient world. Students study questions like: documents date and authorship, implied audience and social setting, historical context, and the writer's apparent assumptions and goals. |
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| the most humane and compassionate of the Greek heroes. Killed by Zeus for raising the dead. Often compared to Jesus. |
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| a school of philosophy deriving from Antisense |
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| Name for the period of Alexander's rule, and is defined as Greek ideas, languages, and institutions that spread throughout the World with Roman power. |
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| He forced Hellenization upon the Jews. Made the Jewish temple a shrine to Zeus, and outlawed Judaism. |
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| Herod Antipas and John the Baptist |
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| HA asked the girl what she wanted, girl asked mom, mom asked for John the Baptists head. So HA brought it to her. |
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| sitz im leban (life setting) culture, time, traditions |
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| solution to the synoptic problem that views Mark as a compilation and abridgment of Matt and Luke, has little scholarly support. |
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| common material to Matthew and Luke |
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